Magazine-gun.



PATENTED JAN. 6, 1903.

1. HYLARD. MAGAZINE GUN; APPLIGATIONFILED NOV. 11, 1901.

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JOHN HYLARD, OF ST. KILDA, VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA, ASSIGNOR OF FIVE- EIGHTHS TO EDMUND GEORGE HENRY-BINGHAM, OF BROOMWOOD, SEVEN OAKS, COUNTY OF KENT, ENGLAND.

MAGAZINE-GUN.-

SPECIFIGATION forming part Of Letters Patent No. 718,055 dated. January 6, 1903. Application filed November 11, 1901. Serial No. 81,884. (No model-l To all'whom it may concern:

-Be it known that I, JOHN HYLARD, a subjeot of the King of Great Britain and Ireland, residing at 20 Acland street, St. Kilda, near Melbourne,in the State of Victoria,Australia, have invented new and useful Improvements in and Relating to Magazine and like Guns, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements inmagazine. rifles or guns and the like, and has for its object to provide a gun with breechand-bolt mechanism which is simple in construction and more reliable in action than that hitherto in use.

The way in which I carry out my invention is as follows, reference being made to the ac companyingdrawings, in which Figure 1 is a side elevation of the breech portion of a magazine-rifle comprising my inlocked position.

vention, showing the bolt in its closed and This figure also shows the optional safety device and the vertically-slidable part of theri'b or flange along the edge of the opening through the breech, hereinafter referred-tol Fig. 2 is a sectional elevation of the breech'part of the rifle, showing my improved mechanism, the bolt being in the locked position and the hammer in the posi tion it occupies after firing. Fig. 3 is a similar view to Fig. 2, but shows the boltturn'ed to the unlocked position and the hammer cocked. Fig. 4: is an elevation of my improved mechanism completely withdrawn pivoted piece or block on hereinafter referred to. p of the bolt-head. Fig.

from the rifle. Fig. 5 is an elevation of the bolt detached from'th'e rifle, showing in dotted lines the firing-pin in the bolt and the ex- 7 tractor in the bolt-head. Fig. 6 is a rear end view of Fig. 5,'showing the rotary latch for locking the bolt-cover or dust-guard, as here inafter described. This figure also sho ws the the mainspring,

Fig. 7 is a front view 8 is a cross-sectional view through the magazine. Fig. 9 is a plan view of portions of thebreech bolt and body,

. showing the cam-surfaces 160.

The same numbers refer to the same parts in the several figures of the drawings.

The breech-body 1 (on which the mechanism is mounted) and themagazine 2form one part, which can be readily removed from the gun for cleaning and repairs, the whole being simply held in place by a couple of screws.

At the rear end of the breech body or plate 1 is an upright piece 3, inwhich is formed a vertical dovetail-shaped channel or groove 4, (indicated by the dotted line in Figs. 2, 3, 4,) which engages a dovetail-shaped rib on a downward extension 5 of the top strap or plate 6. The upright piece 3, above mentioned, has a longitudinally-projecting arm 7 on its upper end, on which mm are mounted, by means of circular'dovetail joints 8 and 9,

respectively, two springs 10 and 11, 10 being the main spring and 11 a spring connected to the rear end ofa lever 12, fulcrumed at 13,

between two wings or side pieces 14: (one only of which is seen in the drawings) on the breech body or plate, said lever 12 extending inside the magazine 2, through the rear end thereof. The end 15 of the lever 12 is connected to the cartridge-carrier plate or follower 16 in the magazine by means of a channel-shaped strap and cross-pin, as shown in Figs. 2, 3,-a'nd 8. The trigger-guard'17 is also pivoted at 18 on the breech body Or plate 1, and said guard has a projectionIlQ for engaging and actuating the spring 11,con-

nected to lever 12, as hereinafter described.

This block is rounded off or'inclined at the top on one side, as shown in Fig. 6, and a notch 27 is formed'in the rear end of said block for thepurpose of engaging the top strap 6 (see Fig. 3) of the breech or its equivalent, ashereinafter described.

28 is the bolt, 29 the firing-pin in said bolt, and 30 the extractor, which latter may be of any well-known or'convenient type. A sloping or cam-shaped recess 31 is formed in the rear end of the bolt 28, in which recess the nose of the hammer 21 works.

32 is the dust guard or cover,pro vided with longitudinal slots 150, as shown in Fig. -3, which permit it to slide lengthwise into and out of engagement with the fastening-hooks.

- i the position to lock the cover.

The bolt-head 35 projects laterally and engages with a rib or flange 36 along the edge of the opening through the breechinto the magazine, and the rear end of said rib 36 is formed as a vertically or horizontally slidable piece 37, (which may be retained in itsnormal position bya spring,) so that by depressing37 a gap may be formed in the rib 36 whereby ,the bolt-head 35 may be disengaged from said rib and the bolt be completely withdrawn. The top part of the slidable piece 37 normally forms a continuation of the rib 36, and the spring which holds it up is not shown. The piece 37 is pressed down by hand to open and form the gap when desired, and when a spring is provided it rises automatically to close the gap when released. The spring may, however, be omitted and the piece 37 may be raised by hand.

The rear end of the bolt 28 is provided with a downwardly-projecting cam-shaped piece 38, which when the bolt-handle 39 is turned into position for unlocking the bolt engages the before-mentioned pivoted block 26 on the mainspring l0, depresses the mainspring, and cooks the hammer 21 by means of the forward end 10 of said mainspring, which engages a notch 40 in the hammer and moves it to the cooked position shown in Fig. 3, the forward end of the trigger engaging a projection or shoulder 41 on the hammer and being held in. engagement therewith by the limb 42 of the trigger-spring, whose other limb 43 is formed at its lower end 42 to act as alatch for holding the pivoted trigger-guard 17 in the normal position, as shown in Figs. 2 and 3.

38 (see Figs. 5 and 6) isa projecting plate or rim-piece on the rear end of the bolt, which acts on the pivoted block 26 on the final movement of the bolt to the locked position.

In order that the pivoted block may be op- .erated during the rotary movement of the bolt to the locked. position, which follows its forward and longitudinally-sliding movement to close the breech, one or more opposed inclined cam-surfaces 160 are formed on the breech-bolt andon the breech-body, as

.ing surface 45 on the firing-pin.

sion the pivoted or oscillating block 26 moves I safety,so that it is impossible to drop the ham-'' mer 21 by pulling the trigger when the bolt 28 is turned to the position for withdrawal; The turning of the bolt to this position also draws the point of the firing-pin 29 into the bolt by means of a sloping or cam surface'44, formed on the bolt-head, working on a slop- The bolthead 35, in which is fitted the extractor 30', is screwed into the front end of the bolt.

The magazine cut-off 46 (see Fig. 8) is so arranged that it requires an upward movement to enable it to be moved to cut ofi the magazine, an upward movement being also required to again open the magazine. brought about by providing a rib or projection 47 on the under side of the cut-01f, which must be sprung over the edge of the opening into the magazine to enable the cut-off to be moved to open or close the magazine. By this arrangement the liability of accidentally cutting off the magazine is reduced to a minimum.

I also provide an optional safety 48 (see Fig. 1) to my improved rifle, which consists of a slidable wedge 49 or the like, which can be moved into position to engage the forward end of the trigger and prevent its being pulled.

When it is desired to recharge the magazine by loose loadingthat is to say, by taking a number of loose cartridges in the hand and dropping or letting them fall into the magazine as rapidly as possible-the pivoted trigger guard 17 is moved to the position shown in Fig. 4, so that the projection 19 thereon engages the spring 11, connected to lever 12, whose forward end 15 is connected to the cartridge-carrier plate or follower 16 in the magazine, thus raising the rear end of said lever 12 and depressing its forward end, thereby rapidly moving said carrier-plate to the bottom of the magazine and permitting the cartridges to be dropped in, as above mentioned, it being understood, of course, that the bolt has been drawn back to the correct position to open the magazine, or the cartridges may be inserted in the ordinary way, either singly or in clip-packs, without pulling down the trigger-guard and lowering the carrier-plate, as above described.

When the bolt 28 is moved forward in the usual way, it moves the topmost cartridge, which was brought into position by the action of spring 11 on lever 12, into its chamber in the barrel, and when the bolt is turned to its locked position, but only at the last extremity of this movement, the before-mentioned pivoted block 26 on the mainspring is moved forward on its pivot 25 so as to disengage its notch 27 from the top strap 6, thus allowing This is the mainspring 10 its free action or upward movement to throw the hammer 21 when the trigger is pulled. It will be observed that up to this moment the gun has been locked (automatically) at safety, and accidental turning of the bolt 28 to the position for withdrawal will again automatically put the rifle at safetyby depressing the pivoted block 26 so thatits notch 27 again engages the top strap 6. On the other hand, should the bolt not be fully turned to its locked position the action of pulling the trigger causes the hammer to act on the cam-shaped recess 31 in the bolt in such a way as to automatically throw the bolt completely home to its fully-locked position.

What I claim is a 1. The combination, with a breech-body, and a stationary top plate 6; of a hammer and a hammer-mainspring supported by the said body, a safety-block 26 pivoted to the said spring and provided with a notch for engaging with the top plate 6, and a slidable breech-bolt provided with a cam for actuating the block 26, substantially as set forth.

2. Thecombinatiomwithabreech-bodyprovided with a stationary catch, of a hammer and a hammer-mainspring supported by the said body, a safety-block pivoted to the said spring and engaging with the said catch when moved downward and rearward, and a slidable breech-bolt provided with a cam 38 for depressing the said block, and having a plate for moving the said block forward out of engagement with the said catch, said breechbolt and breech-body having also inclined opposed surfaces 160, substantially as set forth. In testimony whereof I; have signed my name to this specification in the presence of the subscribing witnesses.

JOHN HYLARD.

Witnesses:

ORLANDO MARK PARTRIDGE, W. W. LEWEIs, S. CHEESWRIGHT. 

